The Concept of Double Jeopardy: Background. The double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution prohibits the government from prosecuting individuals more than one time for a single offense and from imposing more than one punishment for a single offense. It provides that No person shall ...
For other uses, see The First Men in the Moon (disambiguation). The First Men in the Moon is a scientific romance published in 1901 by the English author H. G. Wells, who called it one of his fantastic stories. The novel tells the story of a journey to the moon undertaken by the two protagonists, a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor.
Originally used by Neil Armstrong when the first man-made craft (the Eagle) landed on the moon, now used to indicate the completion of a mission objective.n expression used in concurrance with a great accomplishment. An obvious referrence to the first Apollo mission to the moon, where it was spoken at the landing of the lunar module. Duh. Reaching the summit of a mountain; finally putting down bags of groceries; landing on the moon, etc.